lunabella007
23 Days Post Op -- Hangin' in there!
Jul 01, 2012
I finally shook the sheer exhaustion that's been plaguing me for days now. I don't think this was sleeve-related. The lady at disease control at the health department said that I probably have Pontiac Fever, and that I should take it easy until I feel ready to resume my regular activities. My husband is finally recovering from Legionnaire's, He's still coughing up blood, but it's more clotted now and not as fresh (maybe a good sign?) and his high fevers are a thing of the past. Still, he managed to drench the bed with sweat yet again (when I just put fresh sheets on!)Oh well, life is good!
I'm going to my cousin's wedding in two weeks, and I'm so excited to let my family see the new me! No one on that side of the family knows about my surgery, or about the extent of my weight loss. All my dad knows is I'm on a diet, and I'm doing pretty well on it. I think everyone will be surprised, especially since who knows how much weight I'll lose between now and the wedding!
Yesterday, I felt like I ate like a horse. I had some black grapes for breakfast, sugar free chocolate pudding with protein powder for a snack, two bites of noodles in broth for lunch (chewed to oblivion), diced peaches for a snack, a coffee protein shake for dinner, and sugar free vanilla pudding with protein powder for dessert. I know, right? I mean, probably easily under 1000 calories in all, but I felt like I was eating ALL THE TIME. I felt like I needed it yesterday, though. My energy was at an all time low. I feel much better today!
I can't wait until I can sit down to a bit of chicken or turkey breast instead of that protein powder. It's starting to smell like farts to me :P
Today, I'm going to make some homemade caramelized cabbage soup, and I'm really looking forward to it--it's a real taste sensation! And, I can eat everything in the soup because it all kind of cooks down into the broth. My husband loves my cabbage soup--he proposed to me after I first served him a bowl! No lie!
Also, today I'm going to go swimming for the first time after surgery! Surgeon gave me the go-ahead since I'm past the 3 week mark, but I think I'll try to pat my incisions dry as soon as I get out of the water, just in case. They feel like they've got a lump underneath the skin, and the new skin is pretty bright pink but there's no pain, and no heat, and no infection. I think that's just my normal "healing" tissue's color. Actually, the place where the bandage ripped off some of my skin is in worse shape than the incision. Pleatman did a great job with closing me up. Even the place where he pulled my stomach out of me is less than 1" wide.
I wonder if swimming often will help me lose weight faster? Not that I feel the need to lose weight faster (almost 40 lbs so far!), just that I'm at the stage where I feel I'm ready to start helping it along.
I also feel I'm ready to move along with my jewelry making. It's about time I get some more pieces finished for my line.
